Overview
- Chief Justice Surya Kant with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi declined to entertain Sanyam Lodha’s plea for immediate municipal and panchayat polls.
- The bench recorded the state’s assurance that elections will be completed by April 2026, with the state counsel stating April 30, and allowed parties to approach the High Court if deadlines slip.
- The Rajasthan High Court’s November 14 order remains operative, requiring delimitation to finish by December 31, 2025 and the entire electoral process by April 15, 2026.
- Petitioners said appointing administrators after terms expired in 52 urban local bodies violates constitutional mandates, while the state cited a near-finished delimitation of wards, rosters and rolls.
- Separately, the Rajasthan High Court dismissed bids for student union polls this academic year, set a January 19, 2026 consultation to frame future rules, and asked authorities to avoid using campuses for general election work.